九年级英语上册Module1WondersoftheworldUnit2TheGrandCanyonwasnotjustbig课件（新版）外研版.ppt

1、Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.,Module 1 Wonders of the world,人造奇迹 加入讨论 自然奇观 同意某人 在岸上； 沿岸 几公里之远/以外 据某人看来 超过 几百万的人,man-made wonders join in the discussion natural wonders agree with sb. on the coast a few kilometers away in ones opinion more than millions of people,Translate the phrases int

2、o English.,Revision,Have you ever heard about the Grand Canyon in U.S.A.?,The Grand Canyon is situated in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and con

3、tains 446 km of the Colorado River (total length 2,333km).,Mt. Qomalangma the Great Barrier Reef the Grand Canyon Victoria Falls,The Seven Natural Wonders of the World,5. the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (里约热 内卢港) 6. Paricutin Volcano (帕里库廷火山) 7. the Northern lights (北极光),Some facts about the Grand Cany

4、on.,location: Arizona, USA 446 km long 16 km wide (average) 1,600 m deep (average) 2.one of the seven wonders of the natural world The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon. 3.The rock found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is around 2 billion years old.,below deep fantastic high long natura

5、l shine sign silent silver,Work in pairs. Talk about a great natural wonder you know. Use the words in the box to help you.,facts:,opinions:,deep high long,fantastic natural silent,Answer the following questions:,1. Whats the great wonder of the natural world the writer travelled to see? 2. What was

6、 the writers feeling when he saw the full view of the wonder?,Task 1,Read the passage and complete the table.,Task 2,Choose the correct answer.,1. Where does the passage most probably come from? a) A magazine. b) A grammar book. c) A dictionary. d) A storybook. 2. Why was there nothing to see? a) Be

7、cause there was nothing. b) Because it was too dark. c) Because it was raining. d) Because it was in the evening.,Task 3,3.Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon? a) South. b) North. c) East. d) West. 4. What is the writers purpose in writing this passag

8、e? a) To give facts about the natural world. b) To say how he feels about the natural world. c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand Canyon. d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.,Task 3,down to a river 沉降到一条河里,1. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me. 我看

9、见地面沉降到下面深谷中的一条河里, 在我的下方，离得很远。,fall away 消失 ,疏远 If you take this medicine, all your aches and pains will fall away. 如果你服这种药，你的一切疼痛都会消失。 His supporters began to fall away from him. 他的支持者开始疏远他了。,Language points,2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders of the natural world. 我站在大峡谷边缘，

10、它是自然界中的奇观之一。,on the edge of 处于的边缘 She carefully positioned the cup on the edge of the shelf. 她把杯子小心地放在架子边。 The soldiers were encamped on the edge of the forest. 士兵们在森林边扎营。,at the bottom of 在的底部,3. If you put the three tallest buildings in the world at the bottom of the canyon, they still wont reach

11、the top. 即使你把世上最高的三座建筑物叠在一起放在谷底，仍旧到不了顶。,Fill in your address at the bottom of the application form. 把你的地址填写在申请表的下端。 Theres a pub at the bottom of the road.路的尽头有一家酒馆。,重点短语：1. 穿过 go through 2. 突然向下倾斜，消失，离开 fall away 3. 在上面 on top of 4. 在底部 at the bottom of,重点句型： 1.我望着东方，天空变得灰蒙蒙的。 I looked to the east-

12、the sky was becoming grey. 2. 什么也看不见，但我知道它就在那儿。 There was nothing to see, but I knew it was there. 3. 我走的路对吗？ Am I going to the right way ?,4. 五分钟你会到达那儿。 Youll get there in five minutes. 5. 在我下面的远处，地面（仿佛随光线）向下 延伸，（逐渐）退落，显露出谷底的河流。 Far below me, the ground fell away and down to a river. 6. 我在大峡谷边停留了大约

13、半个小时。 I remained by the canyon for about half an hour.,the Great Wall,Writing,The Great Wall is one of the great wonders of the world. It was built in the Qin Dynasty and it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It lies in the north of China. The wall is about 6,700 kilometers long and stretches from Shanhaiguan to Jiayuguan. The height of the wall is 7.8 meters, and its width averages out at around 6.5 meters at the base and 5.8 meters at the top. The Great Wall